Carrot Cake Recipe Years ago, when I was still in college, someone gave me a copy of the Silver Palate cookbook. I remember many of the recipes being over the top, both for my palate and budget at the time, and come to think of it, my cooking skill as well, but I still loved this book. The carrot cake recipe I photocopied and sent to my parents, with the note, “Make this cake, it’s great!”. Carrot cake had always been my favorite, and this recipe? Who ever heard of putting coconut AND pineapple in a carrot cake? Over the years my father has made this cake for my birthday countless times, even driving hours to deliver it when I lived in Palo Alto or San Francisco. Ingredients Cake: Frosting: 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature6 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temp2 1/2 cups of confectioners' sugar1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 Tbsp lemon juice Method 1 Preheat oven to 350°F. 2 Sift dry ingredients into a bowl. 3 Pour batter into pans. 5 Once cakes have cooled, frost.
roast chicken with dijon sauce This is a story about closets, and how messy they can get when you spend a year caring for a baby and put things away so haphazardly that one day, they won’t close at all and you beg your in-laws to watch the baby for a few hours so you can go to a bar get some sleep clean out your closets. Yep, things can get that bad. But if I hadn’t cleaned out this closet, I wouldn’t have snuck off to the bedroom for a while with an old issue of Gourmet I discovered in a totebag, the French Bistro one, and found a chicken recipe I couldn’t believe I hadn’t made yet. That I had to make immediately. So it’s not just a story about closets, phew. Mostly, though, this is a story about our new favorite chicken dish. One year ago: Mixed Citrus Salad with Feta and Mint and Edna Mae’s Sour Cream PancakesTwo years ago: Bittersweet Chocolate and Pear Cake and Chicken Milanese with an Escarole SaladThree years ago: Leek and Swiss Chard TartFour years ago: Paula Wolfert’s Hummus Related
Red Berries Tray Bake with Cheesecake Ripple - Berry Week #2 I am a girl and I love pink. Well, maybe a woman now, hehe. Well, girls seem to be born with this liking for pink. My girls love pink. I am not pink crazy that I love my car or room to be pink, dressed in pink from top to toe, pink lipstick and eyeshadow, but when cakes or desserts come in pink, I am totally swooned. Not that I don’t love plums that I don’t want to use them like Patricia did. At first I wanted to use some blueberries too, but then I don’t want to spoil the “pinkness” in this cake. Red Berries Tray Bake with Cheesecake RippleSources: Cream cheese mixture 125gm cream cheese 2 Tbsp sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract Cake batter 120gm butter 120gm soft brown sugar 2 eggs ½ tsp vanilla extract 140gm all purpose flour 1/ 2 tsp baking powder 200gm raspberries and strawberries 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Verdict: Very soft and moist!!! Do not keep it at room temperature for more than 24 hours.
blueberry crumb bars I uploaded pictures of this recipe yesterday onto Flickr, but didn’t get to telling you all about it because I was feeling a little lackadaisical after that whole seven days in a row of posting thing. Three hours later, I received this comment: “Omg, post the recipe already!” Hmmph! I thought. The natives are getting restless. But who could blame them? It could get ugly. But if there ever were a dessert worth getting ugly for, it would have to be this. “Omg, post the recipe already!” As you wish. Blueberry Crumb Bars Adapted from AllRecipes.com Recipes like this make me wonder why I don’t use AllRecipes.com more. I could imagine easily swapping another fruit or berry for the blueberries–I’m especially thinking something tart like sour cherries or cranberries in the fall (I’d use orange instead of lemon with cranberries). These are easiest to cut once chilled, and store even better in the fridge than they do at room temperature–something unusual for cookies! 1. 2. 3. 4.
Devil’s Mini-Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting I made these little cakes for my son’s school birthday party. We’d been arguing for a while if they should (or should not) have colored sprinkles on their tops. Tim kept saying that the sprinkles could significantly increase the cupcakes’ popularity. Makes 48 mini-cupcakes For the cupcakes: 2 cups (7 oz) sifted (before measuring) cake flour1 tsp baking soda¼ tsp salt½ cup sifted natural cocoa powder½ cup lukewarm water½ cup buttermilk, at room temperature½ cup water2 tsp pure vanilla extract2 large eggs, at room temperature8 tbsp (1 stick, 113 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature1 cup fine granulated sugar1 cup packed light brown sugar For the frosting: 1 lb cream cheese, at room temperature8 tbsp (1 stick, 113 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature½ cup sour cream, cold, right from the fridge2 cups icing sugar, sifted Zest of 1 large lemon 1 tsp pure vanilla extract1 tsp pure lemon extract Make the cupcakes: Fit parchment mini-cupcake liners into 48 mini-cupcake molds. Make the frosting:
Healing foods reference database Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies I am constantly on the lookout for new ways to incorporate bananas into various baked goods. I always have bananas on hand and it’s nice to have alternatives to banana bread. These Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies are one of those variations. There is a whole banana in this recipe. These cookies get slightly crisp around the edges during baking, but they are a bit softer than your average chocolate chip cookie. Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1/2 cup butter, room temperature 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 cup mashed banana (1 medium) 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips or chocolate chunks Preheat oven to 350F. Makes about 32 cookies.
Sugar Crusted Chocolate Chip Muffins: - StumbleUpon After the holidays I have the hardest time falling back into the rhythm of my normal life. As I sit here looking around and the gift boxes, empty toy boxes and those dang twist-tie things ; and don’t even get me started on the holiday decorations that eventually need to be packed away, I’m feeling extremely disorganized and overwhelmed with it all. I have to work the next couple of days and New Year’s weekend at the hospital and I’m wondering when I’ll get to it all. In the same breath, didn’t I just put all this stuff up? I can tell ya with certainty that I’d rather curl up with these muffins, a cup of coffee and watch endless hours of The Cooking Channel than tackle the after math of Christmas. It all begins with a few basic pantry ingredients. Combine all of the dry ingredients into a large bowl, and add the mini chips. Stir to combine. Crack-alack one egg and measure in the vanilla extract. Drizzle in the grapeseed oil. Add in the milk. Add the wet ingredients into the dry. Yummmmmy…
Katiecakes: Earl Grey Cupcakes Everyone loves a cup of tea, and those who don't... well I simply don't trust them. As my fiancee delves deeper into his love of coffee I find myself drinking more exotic and exciting teas in a vain attempt to tempt him away from his espresso machine. My cupboards are bulging with dozens of different varieties, loose leaf, bags, flowering you name it, I have it! Even with all of these colourful and tasty teas adorning my shelves I always come back to the same two favorites, a good old cup of builders brew (you can't beat it) and a steaming cup of Earl Grey. I've made these cupcakes tonnes of times and they never disappoint. Delicately scented they're the perfect accompaniment to an afternoon curled up with your favorite book and a beautiful cup of their namesakes tea. Earl Grey Cupcakes(from Primrose Bakery) Frosting: 115g unsalted butter at room temperature 60 ml semi skimmed milk 1 tsp good quality vanilla extract 500g icing sugar Few drops of lilac food colouring Method: